TERRAFISH_[2518]

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

It is 500 years into the future [2518]. South Florida has undergone a watery transformation in which the environment has reverted back to its original pre-drainage state. The highly engineered Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades watershed is once again free flowing and has drowned most of the southern tip of Florida under water. Once upon a time [2018] an art institution named the Pérez Art Museum Miami created back transmissions of the future species that would thrive on its grounds []. For example, there is Terrafish, a direct mutation of the Portuguese man o’ war. The man’o war tended to travel and survive in colonies, eventually fusing and terraforming onto land. The hanging gardens of the museum’s east terrace facilitates nourishment for Terrafish as they reach up and engulf the vegetation.

Felice Grodin: Invasive Species is organized by PAMM Assistant Curator Jennifer Inacio, managed by PAMM AR + Art Project Manager Monica Mesa, and supervised by PAMM Deputy Director of Marketing and Public Engagement Christina Boomer Vazquez and IT Director Rafael Sotolongo. The program is made possible by generous funding and mentorship from Knight Foundation.

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